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In a competitive level (and healthy environment), the side touches the shuttle using any part of body is considered as fault. The opponent award the victory of this particular rally. Therefore, say if you lauch a smash, and hit your opponent, you win the rally. Therefore, aiming the body is an acceptable strategy in badminton, especially effective in fast paced double games.

However, bully hitting opponents (especially if there's huge gap in skill) with intention of injury or show-off attitude, is not acceptable.

of course allowed. sometimes players good in stretching reach out for the shuttle well, even at far spots, and smashing against their bodies would prove a better strategy than elsewhere if he's a good stretcher

embarassing lar

u know, there was a misunderstanding in a game weeks ago..
this 'ko sau' - expert lar..
first smashed me at the face! yes, my left cheek.. it hurt quite a while..
minutes later.. at my head!!

what hurt the most was my waterface!! drop my waterface!!
where to put my face lar!!
i was kinda angry coz we only play for the first time and this bugger start to attack me liddat lar??!!

ahem,, back to the misunderstanding..
i screamed, " I'll fight you!!"
but i had a funny accent and my pride was severed,, and i think it sounded more like..."I'll F_CK you!!" ...... i didn't realized that until there was awkward silence in the court... .. errr... ooppss..

so to that guy who never show up again in the court..
if you're reading this.. Chow... errr.. i wasn't angry.. i was just... err.. ahem.. responding?..
sorry man...

embarassedAGAIN

sorry guys..
didn't mean to waste ur time..
i misunderstood the tactics i read frm books..
yeah.. of course smashing at the opponents' FACE/anypart of body is very MUCH allowed...

u see. i've just started playing badminton 2 months ago. the last time i held a racket to play with adults in court with proper netting was like... er...
No.. there was NEVER such a time.. hahaha

the people who are consistent in their badminton games are usually REALLY good.. so in order for me to keep up with these guys..
i really need to buck up...
skill takes time to polish...
therefore, i compensate my inadequacies with books lor...
mana tau , i salah baca..
sorry folks..
will post smarter questions in future..
now.. can somebody teach me how to delete this thread.. coz err.. im the one who initiated it..

Interesting thread. To follow-up, what if your opponent tried a net kill, but the bird hit your forehead (let say you are right in front of net) and the bird bounced back to your opponent's side and onto the floor. Do you win the point?

well the bird hit yr forehead so u lose the rally there already
besides, aim for the body is one of the tatic to use
when u come against some really good runner that can get to
anywhere on court or if the opponent is very tall.
Of course u won't do it when there is a clear skill difference
but when both side r really close, then every tatic counts.

sorry guys..
didn't mean to waste ur time..
i misunderstood the tactics i read frm books..
yeah.. of course smashing at the opponents' FACE/anypart of body is very MUCH allowed...

u see. i've just started playing badminton 2 months ago. the last time i held a racket to play with adults in court with proper netting was like... er...
No.. there was NEVER such a time.. hahaha

the people who are consistent in their badminton games are usually REALLY good.. so in order for me to keep up with these guys..
i really need to buck up...
skill takes time to polish...
therefore, i compensate my inadequacies with books lor...
mana tau , i salah baca..
sorry folks..
will post smarter questions in future..
now.. can somebody teach me how to delete this thread.. coz err.. im the one who initiated it..

gosh.. i can start to draft my book, "badminton bloopers".. sigh..

Hi, Don't feel bad or embarassed as even the pros were all beginners once.

Smashing at an opponent's racket-arm is a very basic strategy that any coach will teach once a beginner have directional control of the smashes. It'll often be a winner or force a weak return setting up for a kill.

Smashing at the racket arm is more effective than smashing at the head / face. Although psychologically intimidating, shuttles coming at your face is easy to direct to an open space on the court and turn the opponent's offence into defence.

Keep in mind, becareful of every player's eyes whether you are defending or smashing. Rupture of the eyeball is a possibility and this injury is probably the most dangerous injury you can get from badminton (apart from the usual knee, ankle, elbow etc.)

So take extra care if you don't wear glasses. A point / shot is not worth risking injury to your eyes. Remember that it was reported that Korea's SHON SEUNG MO's damaged his eye from such injury.